1951 Australian Championships – Women's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1951|Australian Championships|

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long

| score = 6–1, 7–5

| draw = 32

| seeds = 8

| before_name = Australian Championships – Women's singles

| after_name = Australian Championships – Women's singles

}}

First-seeded Nancye Bolton defeated Thelma Long 6–1, 7–5 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1951 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Nancye Bolton is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long (finalist)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton (quarterfinals)
  5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Esme Ashford (semifinals)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|AUS}} Sadie Newcombe (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Beryl Penrose (quarterfinals)

Draw

=Key=

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

| team-width=150

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score1-2=7

| RD3-score2-2=5

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Esme Ashford

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score2-1=1

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long

| RD2-seed3=3

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score4-1=8

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score4-2=4

| RD2-score3-3=6

| RD2-score4-3=2

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Bolton

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Beryl Penrose

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-score1-1=8

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Esme Ashford

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score4-2=4

| RD1-score3-3=3

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hopman

| RD1-seed5=6

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Long

| RD1-seed6=3

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Clare Proctor

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score8-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=1

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=3

| RD1-score8-3=6

}}

=Earlier rounds=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Penrose

| RD3-seed02=8

| RD3-score01-1=8

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Hawton

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-score04-3=3

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Penrose

| RD2-seed03=8

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Angwin

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=4

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-score04-3=1

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Hawton

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Thiele

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford

| RD2-seed07=5

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Parker

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score08-2=4

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Bolton

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Edmondson

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=1

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Hattersley

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Colyer

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=0

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Penrose

| RD1-seed05=8

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Martin

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=3

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Angwin

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Mills

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=3

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=3

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-score08-3=1

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} Hawton

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Taylor

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Thiele

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Clarke

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=8

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford

| RD1-seed13=5

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Cunningham

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=1

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=0

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} Parker

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} Southcombe

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=7

| RD1-score16-1=5

| RD1-score15-2=5

| RD1-score16-2=7

| RD1-score15-3=6

| RD1-score16-3=1

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Fitch

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=8

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-score02-3=2

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman

| RD3-seed01=6

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD3-seed02=3

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Proctor

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Fitch

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=3

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Astley

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman

| RD2-seed02=6

| RD2-score01-1=2

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=2

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD2-seed04=3

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Proctor

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Wallis

| RD2-seed06=7

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Hardingham

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Fitch

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score08-1=8

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Astley

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Fogarty

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=4

| RD1-score02-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-score02-3=1

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman

| RD1-seed03=6

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Spehr-Jones

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} Ashford

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} McIntyre

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Long

| RD1-seed07=3

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Morris

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=0

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} Proctor

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} Schultz

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=4

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Newcombe

| RD1-seed11=7

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Wallis

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=0

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Hardingham

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} Bryant

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

}}